Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-02-03

the day came. No putting on, no delay
no cutting down of the loan. promise
what know can perform and l fulfil
all my promises If you want the bes
rates on FARM LOANS to be had il
Colby, come and zee me- If you wan
fair dealing, call. Yours truly,
&c. FINNERTY.
Mrs. H. Van Antwerp, Dennis, Iowa
says: Chamberlain's Pain Balm eXcels al
other medicines for sore throat and dip
liberia, it Is for external use only. Sole
by Walker s. Yousse.
Preaching every evening at the court
house by Allen Hickey, of Abilene, one
of the state evangelists of the Christian
church. The meeting will continue over
Sunday.
Mr.. J. H. Todd, of Topeka, general
agent of the Kansas Farmers insurance
company, was in the city last week.
Frank Pingree is their agent IN this cOun.
ty. By the way Frank Pingree writes
more insurance than anyone else here.
Mr.. Walter Fisher, of the firm of Fail
ing and Fisher, Bradshaw, Neb., was
visiting our city last week. He is a gen
tleman, and thinks the prospect good
here, and that he may possibly change
his location and come here. He is well
come.
The boys had no little fun last Sunday
at Walkers livery barn. John bet SIC
no one could ride his cow. One smart
Aleck rushed up and said: Here's your
man." Strange to say he failed and lost
the $40. It's the old story of red pepper.
A party direct from Ramona told us
they were actually grading the B. Is NJ
to Colby. The chief engineer says this
is the smOOthest line he ever run, and
will be but little work to grade it. there
being no bridges. This means that the
B. & NJ. will be to Colby this summer,
sure.
Mr.. E. Z. Worcester has received the
biographies of the heroes after whom the
townships of Thomas county were nam
ed. This will lend attractiveness to the
history, as they are written in the Cover.
nOr's usual felicitous style.
Strayed from my place on or about the
18th of November. one sOrrel horse pony
bluzed face, well branded and plain sad
die marks. One horse colt. tip of one
ear off. A liberal reward offered for in
formation as to his whereabouts. Ad-
drees p A. Cope, Eustis, Kansas.
| Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the First
National Bank of Colby will be held at
the banking Office at Colby, Kansas, at
| 10 o'clock a. m, upon the 9th day of
February, for the purpose of electing d.
rectOrs for the ensuing year. and to con-
slider Other.impOrtant business.
Farmers. look out for your own inter
est, and don't buy your trees till you can
buy at home from B. n Bancroft, and
one of the leading nurserymen of Ne
braska, are going to put in nursery here
in the spring. 1t is to be known as the
Thomas county nursery. If the people
| they can to make this one of the biggest
helps for the county that we have.
The municipal female suffrage bill will
becC me law this winter, no doubt
Then the ladies can march up to the bal
lot box through tobacco spit, and sit on
the dry goods boxes and backs of the
seats and tell chestnut stories. Verify,
the name of woman is legion. Next will
be law for ladies to wear pants like DR..
Mary Walker, of Washington, d. c.
Sam Yousse, of Colby, Kansas, has
been visiting relatives at this place since
last Friday. He started home this NOR
ming. Some two years ago when reSid-
ing near Table Rock, Nebraska. he re
ceived serious injury while driving over
a defective railroad crossing over the B.
q NJ. railroad. which passed his farm. He
sued the company for damages, and the
suit will be tried the first of next month
in the Z. 8. court at Lincoln Monticel-
10, la. Express.
The following is from one of our ex-
changes. and as it cannot tell a lie, it
must be so: There is said to be but one
lawyer in heaven. How he managed to
pass st. Peter is not known, but it is con-
jectured that he passed him off for an
editor and slipped in Unexpectedly.
When he was discovered the startled
angels searched the realms of felicity in
all their length and breadth for another
lawyer to draw up papers for his eject
ment, but they could find none. Of
course, he held the fort"
we are rellaDly informed that al the
old soldiers reunion and camp fire,
to be held at Colby, Thomas county, on
Saturday, the 18th day of February, 1887,
the old boys will be favored by the pres
ence of the department commander of
the G. A. r. of Kansas c. j. McDevit.
and his adjutant general, W T. David
son, as well as COmrade j. G. Waters,
the eloquent orator, brilliant wit and DO
ct laureate of Kaneas, and the Hon. Ar
chic L. Williams, the fluent speaker and
pioneer of early days The boys are
making every preparation to take care of
their old comrades from distance. and
hope that every old soldier in the north
west will be present and help to dispose
OF the Quart~rmaster' cOmmissary stores
that will be literally contributed.